head to head
vs
Donkey KongvsSpark the Electric Jester
Donkey Kong leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Spark the Electric Jester leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Donkey KongSpark the Electric Jester
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Spark the Electric Jester leans harder on reads: Solo; enemies follow scripted patterns
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Donkey Kong leans harder on optimization: Stage patterns and score routes fully learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.